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RICHELIEU FOODS INC.

1325 CHASE AVE., ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, 60007
Operated by Richelieu Foods Inc · 1 of 3 establishments
311412Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing
EIN 133976021

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OSHA inspections
5
over 16 years
Violations
8
$40,578 in penalties
Penalties
$40,578
$5,072 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

RICHELIEU FOODS INC. has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $40,578 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 77th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 126 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 88th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

RICHELIEU FOODS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.3 / yr · last 16 yrs
Violations
8
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$40,578
$5,072 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 5
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 5

60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 7 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $40,578 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 D22$18,625Jun 2010Mar 2023
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$9,116Feb 2022Feb 2022
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III11$6,837Feb 2022Feb 2022
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 IIB11$3,000Jun 2010Jun 2010
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$3,000Jun 2010Jun 2010
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 III11Feb 2022Feb 2022
29 CFR 1910.0147 F01 II11Jun 2010Jun 2010

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

77th

Above average violations in NAICS 3114 within IL. Peer group: 126 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $1,193
Inspection frequency
88th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
1.0
vs industry
−0.9
TRIR
4.4
vs industry
+1.6

Reported for 350 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
1
Referral
3
Follow-up
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for RICHELIEU FOODS INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Nov 11, 2021Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Caught In,Cleaning,Clearing,Finger,Fingertip,Lathe,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Maintenance,Rotating Parts,Rotating Shaft,Working Alone11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
3 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for RICHELIEU FOODS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RICHELIEU FOODS INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for Richelieu Foods Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
2

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Richelieu Foods Inc locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 2 cases · 2 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
13-CA-302022Unfair labor practiceAug 2022Jan 2023ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-139784Unfair labor practiceOct 2014Nov 2014ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for RICHELIEU FOODS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for RICHELIEU FOODS INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for RICHELIEU FOODS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-03-06Complaint0$0
2022-10-13Referral11$15,625
2022-09-14Follow-up0$0
2021-11-16Referral33$15,953
2010-03-30Referral44$9,000

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

RICHELIEU FOODS INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Richelieu Foods Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Richelieu Foods Inc across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in frozen specialty food manufacturing within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Richelieu Foods Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RICHELIEU FOODS INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Richelieu Foods Inc, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is RICHELIEU FOODS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
RICHELIEU FOODS INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $40,578 in total penalties.
How does RICHELIEU FOODS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
RICHELIEU FOODS INC. operates in the frozen specialty food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. RICHELIEU FOODS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.03 compared to an industry average of 1.9.